Motor-valve



L. STREBEL.

MOTOR VALVE.

APPLICATlON FILED FEB- 16, 917- I 1,380,435. Patented June 7, 1921. 3SHEET$$HEET l.

lNVENTOH ATTOHNE L. STREBEL.

MOTOR VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16' 1917.

Patented June 7, 1921.

INVENTOH A TTOHNE Y citizen of the United States, and resident. thecounty of New York Motor-Valves,

UNITED STATES PATENT LOUIS \STREBEL, on NEW YORK, N.

OFFICE.

Moron-V LVE.

To all whom it Mag/concern. Y

Be it known that I, LoUIs STREBEL, a

of New York, in and State of New York, have invented certain" new anduseful Improvements in of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates essentially to a single valve with twopassageways which is operated by means of a crank shaft connected to apiston adapted to reciprocate in a cylinder.

The object of thelinvention is to provide the valve with means fordividing it into I rality of ports'j for connecting the interior a-plurality of winding compartments to control the intake and exhaust.

7 Another object of the invention is. to provide a fuel compartmentsupporting one end of the valve adapted to permit expansion and warmingof the combustible be-: fore it is admitted into the valve compart- Theinvention is designed to provide a single intake in the cylinder foradmitting the combustible, outlet for the products of combustion.

The valve being operated to. rotate by means of the crank shaft,positively opens or closes the intake and exhaust when desired, thusopening and closing the port in each cylinder at any speed'of the crankshaft.

The invention is especially adapted for a four cycle explosive motorcomprehending a series of cylinders, the fuel mixture being admitted onone side of the valve, while the other side of the valve after theexplosion will connect with the exhaust for conducting the products ofcombustion.

The novel features of the invention are more fully described in thefollowing specification and claim, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a motor embodying thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal longitudinal section of the valve and its casing.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the valve. p M

Fig. 4 is an end view of the valve and easing showing the intake.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the exhaust end of the valve andcasing.

Fig. 6 is a diagram showing the successive cycles of the motor.

I Specification of Ietters Patent.

'ders. A water casing, and it has pack "and: casing.

which alsoserves as an .Patented June 7, 1921. Y Application filed-.Eebruary '16, 1917. Serial No. 149,142.

In the. drawings isshown an explosive en- 5 piston 12 made toreciprocate in the cylinder by the explosion of a combustible as is wellknown. The pistons are connected by means of rods 0 to the cranks d of adriving shaft emounted to rotate in bearings f extending from the lowerportions: of the cylinjacket 9 is provided for 0001- ing the cylinders.

ounted on the cylinders is a cylindrical casing it having a bore 2' openat each end. A water jacket 2" is made to cool the casing. The casing isprovided with a pluof each' cylinder at with the bore of the casing, thefunction of which will be hereinafter described.

A valve 70 is arranged in the bore of the ing rings m to prevent leakageof the fluid between the bore Thisvalve can be tubular as shown or itcould be cylindrical with the intake and exhaust ports formed in theperiphery of the valve. A series of intake ports at and exhaust ports oare formed in the shell of the valve and coact at predetermined'timeswith the ports 7' in the casing a'communicatingwith the cylinders.

A convolute'd partition 0 divides the-valve 72 into two compartments 9and? the former being adapted to combustion while the latterconstitutes'the intake for the combustible mixture. An exhaust pipe 8 isfitted to a cover t and bolted to the rear end of the casing. The rearend of the convoluted partition of the combustible compartment, is cutoff from the exhaust by means of a wall a disposed transversely, asindicated in Fig. 3. The forward end of the valve has a combustibleintake opening '1) leading to the fuel compartment. A cover to having adouble wall is bolted to the forward end of the casing. This cover has acircular opening w located in the inner wall and a pipe 4) connected toa carbureter will draw the combustible into the fuel compartment of thevalve.

From the forward end ofthe valve projects a journal 2 and a stuffing box15 mounted on the outer wall of the cover coacting with the journal willobviate leakage of the fluid. The journal has secured to it a gear 16which meshes with a gear 17 mountlead oil the products'of will transmitone revolution 'to the valve 70, thereby governing it to open or closethe port in the cylinder at the proper time.

As indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 the convolutions of the partition. 10 ofthe valve 70 form winding or tortuous passages in the valve to controlthe intake and exhaust of the four cylinders. The passages permit thefirst cylinder to explode the combustible, the second to compress, thethird to exhaust and the fourth to intake the combustible mixture. Eachcylinder has a single port j leading into the upper part of the cylinderand cooperating with the. valve is to at times intake the combustible,and at other times perform the function of exhausting the products ofcombustion after the explosion. The valve canbe made to control anynumber of cylinders, and by its peculiar formation one port in eachcylinder is suflicient for coaction with the valve,.thus' minimizingclogging of valve andsubsequent fracture of the parts.

A indicated in Fig. 6'the four figures from top to bottom illustrate thefour successive strokes of the motor. The position of the variouspistons and their relation to each other when the front cylinder isabout to fire is shown in the upper figure. The pistons move downwardduring the explosion and intake strokes and they move upward during thecompression and exhaust strokes. In this arrangement the front cylinderfires first, then the second cylinder, then the fourth cylinder, andlastly the third cylinder. The fouroperations of the cycle namely,suction',,compression, explo-' the medium of this train.

ing an inner and cent the inlet, the

sion and exhaust are repeated in regular above it fully compressed andready for ignition, the second piston is at the bottom of the suctionstroke just at the beginning of its compressiomstroke and the valve iscooperating with the ports j in both cylinders is closed. When thepiston in the third cylinder starts moving up on its exhaust stroke, itwill force the products of combustion out of the cylinder through thepassageway q of the valve 10. .The piston in the fourth cylinder 1 isthen moving downward and as the intake passageway 1" is adjacent to theport y it permits a charge of gas to be drawn into the cylinder from thecarbureter It willbe readily understood, that the. valve with its twopassageways coul utilized for governing the port of a hydraulic as wellas pneumatic or any other 'fiuid controlled engine.

I claim I An explosive motor comprising a series of cylinders eachhaving a port controlling the intake and exhaust, a tubular rotary valvehaving inlet and exhaust to cooperate with the cylinder ports, a fuelcompartment havouter wall located adjaou-ter wall-being made to supportthe axis of the valve, a circular inlet disposed in the other wall foradmitting a combustible into the valve, and a cover having an exhaustoutlet fixed opposite to the compartment.

Signed at New New York and State, of New York, this 14th day ofFebruary, A. D. 1917.

LOUIS STREBEL.

. Witnesses:

GRAoE DE Von, WILLIAM MILLER.

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York,in the county of

